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Monte Carlo simulations in the vicinity of the critical point: Vapour-liquid coexistence curve

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A generalized Gibbs-ensemble methodology with a fluctuating particle is used to determine the coexistence vapor-liquid densities for a square-well fluid. It is shown that the presence of the fluctuating particle in sub-states of the Markov chain of states supresses considerably density fluctuations which makes it possible to carry out simulations efficiently even for temperatures very close to the critical temperature.

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  1. E. Hála Laboratory of Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, Czech Acad. Sci., 165 02, Praha 6, Suchdol, Czech Republic

    I. Nezbeda & M. Strnad

  2. Department of Theoretical Physics, Charles University, 170 00, Praha 7, Czech Republic

    I. Nezbeda

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Nezbeda, I., Strnad, M. Monte Carlo simulations in the vicinity of the critical point: Vapour-liquid coexistence curve. Czech J Phys 45, 793–798 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01691392

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